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Sweet Treats That Are Also Mind Tricks
The long history of — and current appetite for — trompe l’oeil confections.
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World
The Best College Is One Where You Don’t Fit In
This time of year, college campuses like the one where I live fill up with high school seniors preparing to…
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Real Estate
A 1970s Office Building’s New Life as a Rental
Pearl House, at 160 Water Street, is designed to bring personality to its neighborhood — whether you think that’s FiDi…
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World
‘Dead Poets Society’ Has Some Distinctly Australian Relevance
Brought to life by the Australian director Peter Weir, the movie’s conflict reflects a collective cultural trait his fellow citizens…
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World
When Closing a Very Small Campus Is a Very Big Deal
The first day teaching as an adjunct professor at a new university can be daunting: finding your way around campus,…
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World
Can a ‘Not Charlotte’ Recipe Revive a Region?
Scott Kidd didn’t expect a terribly busy job when he became the town manager of Liberty, N.C., a onetime furniture…
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Magazine
‘I Will Never Forget Any of It’: Brittney Griner Is Ready to Talk
On the March afternoon when I met Brittney Griner in Phoenix, the wildflowers were in peak efflorescence, California poppies and…
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Style
The Man Who Never Says No to Zendaya
Last March, Law Roach seemed to be at the peak of his career as a celebrity stylist. He had won…
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World
Gardens of Good and Evil
I’ve always thought of gardens as benign, even virtuous places. It wasn’t until the lockdowns of 2020 that the garden…